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标题：Determintants of In-Court Settlements. Empirical Evidence from a German Trial Court
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作者：Berlemann, Michael ; Christmann, Robin
期刊名称：Diskussionspapier / Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Fächergruppe Volkswirtschaftslehre
出版年度：2014
卷号：2014
出版社：Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Fächergruppe Volkswirtschaftslehre
摘要：Because verdicts are typically the more costly resolution of legal disputes, most governments are interestedin high settlement rates. In this paper, we use a unique dataset of 860 case records from aGerman trial court to explore which factors have a significant impact on the decision to settle in civillaw litigation. We find that case-specific factors, procedural aspects and individual characteristics ofthe involved judge have a significant impact on settlement probability. Interestingly, we find supportingevidence for the hypothesis that the gender of the involved judge has an impact on settlementprobabilities in certain subfields of law. Based on our empirical results, we derive some conclusionsfor legal policies that aim at increasing settlement rates.
关键词：settlement rate; judge; mediation; bargaining; procedural rules; gender;effects